Signs of recovery are out there (somewhere)

摘要

Amidst all the bad news, there is still reason for optimism. It's just hard to find concrete justification for optimism that lasts for more than a day or two. The reality is that the summer of 2009 is likely to be a bad one for many tug operators - those who depend on ship-assist work for revenue, those who work in the commodities industries, those in the spot market without contracts, those whose livelihood depends on healthy markets for consumer goods, container shipping, automobile production, steel production, exports and imports, and movements of fuels and many types of chemicals. Does that cover it all?rnYou don't have to look very far to find news of hurting tugboat companies. The discouraging news is everywhere. And while optimism is absolutely necessary in order to remain in business and to motivate employees and customers, it'srnnot so easy to keep up that smile all day long.